The governance framework of an institution plays a significant role in its overall success and the lack of quantitative research available on stewardship practices has led a firm’s research and professional development entity to create a new study on endowments’ use of governance, which will be released later this year.
Outsourced cio RiskBridge Advisors has appointed a managing director, institutional services to lead the firm’s business development and deliver customized outsourced cio solutions to endowments, foundations and the institutional consultant community.
While divestment advocates have successfully pushed some public and private universities to drop fossil fuel investments, the movement hasn’t caught on at oil-reliant institutions.
Investors’ 2020 search activity remained on par with previous years despite the COVID-19 pandemic and there continues to be increased activity for private investment strategies, according to a recent webinar from an investment consultant.
A college in the Midwest has begun incorporating ESG considerations into its investment policy and hired an investment manager with a strategy built around ESG factors.
Okabena Investment Services has appointed a new cio to lead its investment function and have overall responsibility for its taxable and tax-exempt investment programs.
An endowment on the West Coast has named its next cio following the planned retirement of its current cio and is searching for an impact investment analyst for its impact investment portfolio.